Joyride (1996 film)

Joyride is a 1997 American film directed by Quinton Peeples.

Plot Summary

J.T., the bored slacker son of a motel owner, decides to steal the convertible sitting outside one of the motel's rooms. He hopes the move will impress another hotel visitor named Tanya - an aspiring model who has been flirting with him. What he doesn't know, however, is that the car's owner - a beautiful woman going by "Ms. Smith" - is actually a professional assassin. What began as a joyride soon becomes a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between J.T. and Ms. Smith.

Cast

• Tobey Maguire as J.T.
• Amy Hathaway as Tanya
• Wilson Cruz as James
• Christina Naify as Ms. Smith
• James Karen as The Client
• Adam West as Harold
• Benicio del Toro as Detective Lopez
• Steven Gilborn as Arthur
• J.P. Bumstead as Dr. Brewer
• Kenn Norman as Sheriff Cork
• Judson Mills as Redneck Joey
• Susan Romick as Redneck Joey's Girlfriend
• Marc Robinson as Bobby
• Julie Donatt as Lisa
• Leslie Bartlett as Martina Hirsch
• Kristal Cawagas as Casey

Reception

Joyride currently has a score of 20% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

Soundtrack

On November 11, 1997, Warner Brothers released the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Joyride. The 17 tracks are:

• Light from a Dead Star (Instrumental) - Lush
• Chlorine Dream - Spirea X
• Game Of Broken Hearts - Tarnation
• Cherry Stars Collide - Swallow
• Unbearable Lightness of Bean - Baked Beans
• Human Bean - Baked Beans
• Something Borrowed - This Mortal Coil
• Cannon (Instrumental) - Scheer
• Subsonic Interferences - Oliver Lieb
• Shoot Out - Colourbox
• Breakdown - Michael Brook
• Ivy and Neet - This Mortal Coil
• A Thousand Stars Burst Open - Pale Saints
• Desire Lines - Lush
• Meniscus - This Mortal Coil
• No Motion - Dif Juz
• Home - His Name Is Alive

DVD release

On September 24, 2002, Artisan Entertainment released Joyride on DVD.

References

External links

• Joyride at AllMovie
• Joyride at the Internet Movie Database
• Joyride at Rotten Tomatoes